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From: Joel Fernandes <joelaf@google.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Joel Fernandes <joelaf@google.com>, Todd Kjos <tkjos@google.com>,
	Arve Hjonnevag <arve@android.com>,
	Greg Hackmann <ghackmann@google.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH] staging: ashmem: Fix lockdep issue during llseek
Date: Mon,  5 Feb 2018 16:49:43 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180206004943.224559-1-joelaf@google.com> (raw)

ashmem_mutex create a chain of dependencies like so:

(1)
mmap syscall ->
  mmap_sem ->  (acquired)
  ashmem_mmap
  ashmem_mutex (try to acquire)
  (block)

(2)
llseek syscall ->
  ashmem_llseek ->
  ashmem_mutex ->  (acquired)
  inode_lock ->
  inode->i_rwsem (try to acquire)
  (block)

(3)
getdents ->
  iterate_dir ->
  inode_lock ->
  inode->i_rwsem   (acquired)
  copy_to_user ->
  mmap_sem         (try to acquire)

There is a lock ordering created between mmap_sem and inode->i_rwsem
causing a lockdep splat [2] during a syzcaller test, this patch fixes
the issue by unlocking the mutex earlier. Functionally that's Ok since
we don't need to protect vfs_llseek.

[1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10185031/
[2] https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/1/10/48

Cc: Todd Kjos <tkjos@google.com>
Cc: Arve Hjonnevag <arve@android.com>
Cc: Greg Hackmann <ghackmann@google.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Reported-by: syzbot+8ec30bb7bf1a981a2012@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelaf@google.com>
---
 drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c | 15 +++++++--------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c b/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
index 7e060f32aaa8..c8b74ae53936 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
@@ -335,24 +335,23 @@ static loff_t ashmem_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
 	mutex_lock(&ashmem_mutex);
 
 	if (asma->size == 0) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
+		mutex_unlock(&ashmem_mutex);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (!asma->file) {
-		ret = -EBADF;
-		goto out;
+		mutex_unlock(&ashmem_mutex);
+		return -EBADF;
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&ashmem_mutex);
+
 	ret = vfs_llseek(asma->file, offset, origin);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
+		return ret;
 
 	/** Copy f_pos from backing file, since f_ops->llseek() sets it */
 	file->f_pos = asma->file->f_pos;
-
-out:
-	mutex_unlock(&ashmem_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-- 
2.16.0.rc1.238.g530d649a79-goog

             reply	other threads:[~2018-02-06  0:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-02-06  0:49 Joel Fernandes [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2018-02-13  1:01 [PATCH] staging: ashmem: Fix lockdep issue during llseek Joel Fernandes
2018-02-16 16:32 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2018-02-16 17:37   ` Joel Fernandes
2018-01-26  2:46 Joel Fernandes

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